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James J. Flynn Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James J. Flynn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, serving 606 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Perth Amboy Public School District, which is ranked 568 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

James J. Flynn Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New Jersey elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education and English Language Learner students. However, the school's performance for African American students was relatively stronger, ranking in the top 30% of New Jersey elementary schools in 2017-2018.

Proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science at James J. Flynn Elementary School are significantly below the state and district averages, with only around 30% of students proficient or better in these subjects. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 25.9% over the past few years. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school has not been able to translate these resources into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools in the Woodbridge Township School District, such as Mawbey Street Elementary School, have significantly higher academic achievement and statewide rankings.

599

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,149

Per pupil spending ?

75.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Chamberlain Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-1705

(732) 376-6080

District: Perth Amboy Public School District

Students who attend James J. Flynn Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Samuel E. Shull Middle School
High:	Perth Amboy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.2%

African American:

4.3%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (25% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

New Jersey avg46%

1,132^nd of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Perth Amboy Public School District

568^th of 609Perth Amboy Public School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1132 of 1347	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1155 of 1338	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1154 of 1342	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1004 of 1345	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1085 of 1317	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	829 of 1360	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	999 of 1353	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	1065 of 1352	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	1014 of 1346	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.5	1030 of 1357	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	1109 of 1363	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	1140 of 1367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	1122 of 1363	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	1139 of 1360	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1069 of 1354	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.0	995 of 1346	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.1	945 of 1338	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.7	1008 of 1329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	981 of 1314	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.1	1056 of 1303	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	1088 of 1298	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.3	850 of 1204	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	63.2	159 of 517	69.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	349 of 597	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	466 of 559	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	424 of 499	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	373 of 489	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	142 of 411	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	169 of 463	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.3	334 of 434	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1122 of 1326	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1110 of 1317	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1156 of 1318	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	987 of 1326	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	1059 of 1290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	890 of 1331	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	967 of 1333	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	690 of 1032	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	729 of 989	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	666 of 982	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	488 of 953	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	587 of 896	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	241 of 899	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	365 of 870	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	698 of 1023	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	681 of 939	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	644 of 910	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	336 of 863	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	369 of 839	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	150 of 948	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	401 of 942	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1016 of 1318	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1093 of 1313	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1040 of 1315	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	942 of 1324	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	963 of 1297	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	719 of 1335	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	975 of 1334	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	986 of 1023	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	949 of 989	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	912 of 958	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	649 of 949	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.0	821 of 868	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	564 of 1007	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	693 of 1001	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2018)69th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-26 vs state

Science13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James J. Flynn Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 Chamberlain Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6080	599	54	11.1	75.1%	11 (1.8%)	26 (4.3%)	552 (92.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	17.9	1132^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.4	1155^th of 1338 public elementary schools	13.7%	23	13.4		38.3	35.0	30.3				25.6	20.8	18.6						$17,149	$1,062	$16,087
Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	613 Carlock Ave	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Middlesex County STEM Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(848) 242-1818	739	44	16.8	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	111 (15.0%)	562 (76.0%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	25.1	1019^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		33.6	889^th of 1338 public elementary schools	33.6%	130	7.6	0.0	19.8	37.5	31.3	45.0	45.0	15.8	29.5	51.7	28.8	23.9	15.0	2.4	37.5	37.5	$8,572	$501	$8,071
Rose M. Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-3	435 Seaman Avenue	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6214	793	54	14.8	75.3%	6 (0.8%)	21 (2.6%)	762 (96.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.7	1068^th of 1347 public elementary schools	20.7%		22.3	1040^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.3%	28			29.5						31.5
Edward J. Patten Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Charles Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6050	649	53	12.1	77.5%	11 (1.7%)	57 (8.8%)	572 (88.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	18.4	1119^th of 1347 public elementary schools	16.9%		22.6	1037^th of 1338 public elementary schools	22.5%	82	6.7		28.7	47.2	24.2				30.0	23.3	17.9						$15,922	$921	$15,001
Herbert N. Richardson 21st Century School	Public	K-5	318 Stockton Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6010	632	55	11.4	76.1%	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.8%)	600 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	10.5	1244^th of 1347 public elementary schools	7.6%		9.2	1252^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	7.2		26.2	20.1	25.0				21.3	14.1	16.0						$20,241	$1,114	$19,127
Ross Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ross Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8511	633	52	12.1	60.8%	132 (20.9%)	109 (17.2%)	290 (45.8%)	82 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	9.5	1262^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	6.3%		9.5	1245^th of 1338 public elementary schools	7.0%	17	13.9		13.8	27.9	14.0				21.9	16.3	6.4						$4,527		$4,527
Anthony V. Ceres Elementary School	Public	K-5	445 State Street	Perth Amboy	08861	Middlesex County	Perth Amboy Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 376-6020	559	49	11.4	83.7%	9 (1.6%)	33 (5.9%)	506 (90.5%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.6	1183^rd of 1347 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.9	1133^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	15.3%	50	8.8		24.0	33.0	33.0				24.0	21.6	17.5						$18,904	$1,241	$17,663
Lafayette Estates Elementary School	Public	K-5	Ford Avenue	Fords	08863	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 596-4143	705	52	13.5	54.5%	103 (14.6%)	79 (11.2%)	335 (47.5%)	176 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	26.4	1004^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.5%		31.4	921^st of 1338 public elementary schools	31.2%	83	21.4		18.8	43.6	37.2				31.8	36.5	34.3						$3,842		$3,842
Mawbey Street Elementary School	Public	K-5	275 Mawbey Street	Woodbridge	07095	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(732) 602-8401	304	22	14.1	25.0%	82 (27.0%)	27 (8.9%)	82 (27.0%)	103 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	61.4	520^th of 1347 public elementary schools	61.4%		63.5	498^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.8%	22	34.4		52.7	68.7	63.3				52.7	49.2	45.9						$5,002		$5,002
Matthew Jago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Central Avenue	Sewaren	07077	Middlesex County	Woodbridge Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(732) 602-8428	425	47	9.0	46.8%	163 (38.4%)	45 (10.6%)	166 (39.1%)	43 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	25.3	1018^th of 1347 public elementary schools	24.4%		18.8	1091^st of 1338 public elementary schools	18.5%	73	11.6		35.3	46.2	25.6				45.1	25.0	23.3						$6,230		$6,230

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